The University of Toronto : : A History /

The University of Toronto : : A History / / Martin Friedland.

The University of Toronto is Canada's leading university and one of Canada's most important cultural and scientific institutions. Covering the history of the University from its origins as King's College in 1827 to the present, Martin Friedland weaves together personalities, events, a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015
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Friedland, Martin,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Prologue
  • Part One. Beginnings
  • 1. (1826) A Charter for King's College
  • 2. (1842) Laying the Cornerstone
  • 3. (1849) The Creation of the University of Toronto and Trinity College
  • 4. (1850) Starting Over
  • 5. (1853) New Professors
  • 6. (1856) Building University College
  • 7. (1860) Saving the University
  • 8. (1871) Science and Technology
  • 9. (1880) The Admission of Women
  • Part Two. Federation
  • 10. (1883) Federation
  • 11. (1887) More New Professors
  • 12. (1887) Medicine
  • 13. (1889) Law, Dentistry, and Other Professions
  • 14. (1890) The Fire and New Construction
  • 15. (1895) The Strike
  • Part Three. Aspirations
  • 16. (1897) Graduate Studies
  • 17. (1901) The Turn of the Century and the Rise of the Alumni Association
  • 18. (1905) Whitney and the Royal Commission
  • 19. (1907) Robert Falconer Chosen
  • 20. (1908) Falconer's Early Years
  • 21. (1909) Education, Medicine, and the Museum
  • Part Four. Turbulence
  • 22. (1914) The Great War
  • 23. (1919) Post War
  • 24. (1922) Research and Graduate Studies
  • 25. (1926) Good Years
  • 26. (1931) Depressing Times
  • 27. (1939) The Second World War
  • Part Five. Growth
  • 28. (1944) Changing the Guard
  • 29. (1950) 'Easy Street'
  • 30. (1955) Planning for Growth
  • 31. (1958) Financing Expansion
  • 32. (1960) New Colleges
  • Part Six. Expanding Horizons
  • 33. (1962) Graduate Studies: From Massey College to the Robarts Library
  • 34. (1963) Multidisciplinary Endeavours
  • 35. (1966) Engineering and Medicine
  • Part Seven. Adjustment
  • 36. (1967) Student Activism
  • 37. (1971) A New Act
  • 38. (1975) Sliding down Parnassus
  • 39. (1980) Financial and Other Concerns
  • Part Eight. Raising The Sights
  • 40. (1986) Moving Forward
  • 41. (1994) Raising the Sights
  • 42. (1997) Moving up Parnassus
  • Epilogue: (2000) A Walk through the Campus
  • Sources and Credits
  • Principal Sources
  • Bibliography
  • Picture Credits
  • Readers of the Complete Manuscript
  • Index

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